Salt

Salt is is an intelligent, sleek, suspenseful thriller about a CIA operative who is suspected to be a double agent for Russia with plans to bring down the United States (Ohhhhh the drama!). It stars the unmistakable Angelina Jolie, in her first movie role since Wanted. She is anchored by co-stars Liev Schrieber and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

The marketing behind Salt was intentionally vague, with a tag line, "Who is Salt" and a trailer showing Jolie performing "Jason Bourne-esque" narrow escapes and hand to hand combat, also repeating the line "You think everybody is who they say they are?". It's not a shock that execs at Columbia Pictures wanted to play up the enigmatic theme behind this action flick, because it certainly evokes feelings of the Bourne franchise. But, during a period of July where virtually the whole country was trying to figure out what happened in Inception, Salt managed to have a very healthy weekend at the domestic box office, taking in $36 million. It's definitely already looking like a success for Columbia, especially with the global recognition that Jolie has and the fact that FX has already purchased the rights to broadcast the movie on it's network in 2012.

Like I touched on earlier though, Salt, is an enigmatic thriller that will keep you guessing till the very end. It includes solid performances from Schreiber and Ejiofor. It also showcases some pretty incredible stunt work and has the "#1 bad ass action movie woman in the world" sporting two incredible looks (Yeah, I had to give her that title). It goes without saying, but Salt is certainly worth seeing.